Bass Player

Acme Sound has long pursued a unique view on bass cabinet design, one that continues to stand out as much today as it did in 1998, when Bass Player named Acmes unorthodox Low B-2 2×10 one of the 10 Most Important Gear Ideas of the Decade.

Amplifying the upright bass is a problem that has generated many solutions over the years (see the Fender Bass), but back in 1997, Acoustic Image made an impact with its answer – lightweight, high-fidelity amplifiers and fresh cabinet designs that offered portability and serious low-end dispersion.

Whether its the two enormous oceans separating us from most of the rest of the world, our national DNA, or the understandable result of having enough resources (at least historically) to sustain every imaginable industry, Americans can be a bit self-centered when they spend money.

Anyone whos played a lot of bass has experienced the bizarre spectrum of pain, discomfort, and general physical weirdness thats an inescapable consequence of the repetitive motions our instrument demands.

Anyone whos played a lot of bass has experienced the bizarre spectrum of pain, discomfort, and general physical weirdness thats an inescapable consequence of the repetitive motions our instrument demands.